Holocaust Legacy Fellows

Preserving and perpetuating the memory and lessons

of the Holocaust for future generations

About Us

Goal of Program

To educate Jewish teens about the Holocaust as a watershed event in Jewish history and in the history of humanity, and instill in teens responsibility to actively preserve and perpetuate the memory of the Holocaust for future generations.

Participation in Holocaust Legacy Fellows in the pilot year (2018-2019) is by invitation and will include 16 Jewish teens who:

Are Juniors in high school as of September 1, 2018

Participated in an organized teen Israel experience

Must be able to attend all required pre and post-trip meetings

Have not previously participated in an organized Holocaust Educational trip to Germany/Poland

Educate and Travel

Fellows will be invited to participate in a trip to Germany and Poland. Highlights of the itinerary will include:

Tour of Berlin's Jewish Community

Jewish heritage tour of Warsaw, Poland

Tour remains of the Warsaw Ghetto

Memorial visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau Death Camps

Kabbalat Shabbat with local Jewish community

Tour Jewish Quarter in Krakow, Poland

Memorial visit to Majdanek Death Camp

Memorial visit to Treblinka Death Camp

Meet Holocaust survivors

Commitment to Excellence

The trip to Germany and Poland, and pre and post-trip educational meetings are fully subsidized.

Date of Trip to Germany and Poland

August 4-13, 2019

The trip will be staffed by Jody Kipnis, Todd Ruderman, Holocaust educator, Deborah Coltin, two adult counselors, an experienced Holocaust tour guide, and a security guard.

Holocaust Legacy Fellows is funded and Co-Directed by Jody Kipnis and Todd Ruderman and implemented in partnership with Lappin Foundation.

If you would like to donate, please add Holocaust Legacy Fellows in the 'special note' section on the Lappin Foundation page through the link below.